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MARCH for Military Women Act (S. 1214) (H.R. 2085)

The Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Women Act – or the MARCH for Military Women Act – amends the prohibition that denies U.S. servicewomen coverage for abortion services in cases of rape and incest, and also prevents them from using U.S. medical treatment facilities or other Department of Defense facilities to perform an abortion. The current law provides an exception to perform an abortion only where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. The MARCH for Military Women Act would provide America's servicewomen the same reproductive rights as most other employees of the federal government. Read full text

Cosponsors
Senate Chief Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) plus 11 cosponsors

House Chief Sponsor: Rep. Louise Slaughter (NY-28) plus 50 cosponsors

Introduced: Senate 6/2/11; House 6/16/11

Status/Last Major Actions:
Senate
6/16/2011: Introduced in Senate
6/16/2011: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services

House:
6/2/2011: Introduced in House
6/2/2011: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services
6/24/2011: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel